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v LEWIS P. HALLDAY, 0F S'TREATOR, ILLINOIS.

SEOCK-ABSORBER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented (Oct. ld, f5 317.

Application lei August 2, 1915. Serial No. 43,0797.

To @ZZ i/'fiom it may concern:

Be it a citizen of the United States, Str-eater, in the county of La Salle and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new@ and Vuseful Improvement in Shock- Absorbers, of which the following is' a residing at specication.

y invention relates to improvementsA in shock absorbers, and has for one object to provide a new and improved auxiliary spring means for Ford automobiles and the like. Another object is to provide an auxiliary spring which may be easily and conveniently attached without material change of the arrangement of the normal spring suspension. Other objects will E appear from time totime in the specifica-tion. My invention is illustrated more or 'less diagrammatically and is applied to the well known type of the spring support used for ord automobiles and the like. lt is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein* Figure l is a rear view away.

Fig. 2 isa liront view.

41ig. 3 a. section along the line Fig'. l

Fig. l Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 a detail of the spring.

with parts broken a Isection along the line H of Like parts are indicated by similar letters throughout all the figures.

A is the front cross member, and A1 the rear cross member of an automobile frame which supports the body A2 vand radiator 5 Rigidly attached at its center to the frame A1 is a transverse rear spring A4, and to the frame member A is a transverse forward spring A5.

" is the rear axle of the automobile pro- B2 the front axle The rear axle B mounted on wheels BS. U

housings B,- B4.

has ateither end brake From these housings project lixedspring' hangers normally sup' hangers B5. 1 These port the ends of the spring links circumstances, ends of thespring. In my,y arrangement, however, these spring links support'theend of levers B7, and these levers inturn being B, which', underv ordina lpivoted on these links, support tliends of the springsrby means or" some similar .spring The pivotal' point of both sets known that l, Lewis l). HALLADAY,

cushions the blow. "be stiztland more or the springs by means of I are directly coupled to the 'vibration eplendidly, ported of links on the spring being comparatively close together, and the relative arrange- With the lever in the position shown, distance from the pivot line on the spring hanger to the spring eye is substantially t e same as it would be if the spring were directly suspended by the links from the B7 isa o set as indicated at B9 so as to pass downalcng one side of the transverse spring. Its end is supported by a loop C, and this loop extends upward through a coil spring C1, where it is anchored by the nut C2 0n a spring plate 3, which rests on the upper end of the coil spring. The lower end of the coil spring rests on a plate C4, which in turn is suspended b y a rod C5 from a bracket Cf on the transverse'franie A1, so that any up and down movement of the automobile body with respect to the axle will vary the pressure applied through the transverse spring to the leverl and cause the lever to oscillate compressing the coil spring. Y

he arrangement for the front axle is substantially the saine except that instead o the spring hanger B5 projecting from the vbrake drum housing, there is a hanger projecting up through the axle.

manner as in the previous case, but in this case the coil yspring which passes around both the front cross frame member and the spring itself.

. lt will be evident that while I have shown operative device, still and arrangements of ing from the spirit of The use and as follows As the vehicle travels over the road striking bumps, obstructions andl the like, the. axle of' course moves up and down. ln ordinary circumstances the cross spring' only This cross spring must less rigid to carry the weight of the vehicle and so for the lighter bumps does not act as an adequate cushion. lt is necessary Ato have a very sensitive spring to cushion the lighter bumpsV and short my invention. operation of my invention are but if the load isdirectly suphy a spiral be sti" itself to carry the load. lt is desirable-to have a light weight liexible spring, the spring must A spiral spring doesthis work f which will give easily and readily. ln order to do this, l provide a lever Apivoted on a movable axis on the axleor1 tbe car, and suspending the weight'ro the car as applied by the transverse springs at a point adjacent therfulcrurn. The working arm projects out Where it is supported by a ligbt flexible coil spring, so that as pressure is| brought to bear 4on tbe lever, it oscillates vflexing this light weight Vcoil spring 'in the usual manner, which, by its light weight and flexibility, is enabled easily to respond to variations in load.

l claim:

l. A spring suspension comprising a leal1 spring, a supporting bracket, a lever interposed between tbe spring and the bracket, pivoted links interposed respectively between the bracket and lever and between the lever and spring, and a resilient support for the tree end or the lever interposed between it and tbe vehicle body.

2. A spring suspension for a/ road vehicle, comprising a leaf spring, a supporting bracket, a lever interposed between the spring and the bracket, pivoted ,links interposed between tlie bracket and one end of the the lever and between tbe lever and SPI'mgi end of for a road vehicle,

the lever interposed between it and tbe vehicle body.

3. A spring suspension for road vehicles,

comprising a leaf spring, a supporting bracket adjacent the end or the spring, a lever one end of which is located on the side of the bracket removed from the spring, a pivot link connection between such end of the lever and the bracket, and a pivot link connection between the end of the spring and the lever together with a yielding support for the free end of the lever. Y. 4. A. spring suspension for road vehicles, a supporting comprising a leaf spring,

connection bebraeket, a lever, a pivot link tweerthe end of the lever and the bracket and between the endo the 'spring and the lever, and a yieldingsupport for tbe iree end of the lever.

5. spring suspension for road vehicles,

anda resilient support for the freel nef-lasse comprisin a leaf spring, a supporting Vbracket a jacent the end of the spring, a

the lever, and a yielding support for thel free end of the lever.

6. A spring suspensionfor road vehicles and the like comprising a leaf spring, a bracket carried by the axle and bent inwardly toward the spring, said bracket having a pivot eye, a lever in rotatable engagement with the leaf spring, a yielding sup ort for one end of the lever, tbe other end o ltbe Vlever being ulcrumed to and positioned above the bracket, and means for holding such lever ulcrurned in position at a point Voutside the pivot eye of the bracket.

'KA spring suspension for road vehicles and the like comprising a vehicle' frame, a leaf spring, a bracket carried by the vehicle axle and inclined inwardly toward the traine, a lever in rotatable engagement with the lea-f spring, a-yielding support for one end of the lever, and means for attaching the other end of the lever to said bracket and holding it in position above and-outside of the bracket so that the lever may rock about a pivot line above and outside of the bracket. l

8. A spring suspension for road vehicles and the like comprising a leaf spring, an apertured bracket carried by the axle inclined inwardly toward the spring, a lever in rotatable engagement with tbe spring, a yielding support for one end of the lever, and means engaging the aperture in the bracket extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom for fulcruming the other end of the lever at a point remote from the aperture in the bracket.

ln testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature in the presence oi two witnesses .this 23rd day-of July 1915. y

LEWIS P. HALLADAY.

"Witnesses: l

Fiese C. Ben-remix, Gr. MURRAY.

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